Journal R.E. Johnson 1968 March 16 Peavine Mtn, Washoe Co., Nevada Temperature well below freezing again last night. Ice was on mud puddles before 11 PM and remained at 8AM this morning. I reexamined the "big shaft" where N.K. Johnson & J. Spencer had seen rosy finches in yrs. part and again saw no finches. Also examined most of the diggings north & west of this shaft, particularly looking for a possible cabin & shaft 2 drainages west (a possibility suggested by the man we met yesterday). The sky was clear early but gradually clouded & until at 2 PM it was completely over- cast, cold, & breezy. Details: Starting at 8AM approx., I hiked up the dirt road just east of the barbed wire fence along a ridge top leading north from the Big Bulldozed area. Up a considerable distance a side ridge descends to the NE to a disturbed area. This was explored (no shaft), then the descent was continued to the creek below (N & NE). Quail were heard on the opposite slope of the canyon and a Starling sang from the top of a Jeffrey Pine snag (2 or 3 possible nest holes were present on the west side of the tree). The canyon was followed up to where it swings to the left (NW) at which point green there is a large mine dump and 3 vertical shafts. The first shaft leans south at about 15° from the vertical, is very deep, and the bottom is out of sight. The second shaft is located 20 ft uphill (N) from the 1st. A flat bottom can be seen, but apparently a side